Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 092259 |
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File Number: 092259 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-1076-09 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 9/1/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 9/1/2009 | 11A5 | Adopted | P | |||
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County Attorney | 8/11/2009 | Assigned | Jess M. McCarty | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO INCREASE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS TO JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEM FOR ITS EXISTING RESIDENCY PROGRAM BODY WHEREAS, Jackson Health System is one of the largest hospital teaching programs in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, Jackson trains approximately 1,100 future doctors each year, and this is a very important facet of Jackson�s mission and vision especially given the growing concern over physician shortages; and WHEREAS, Florida currently ranks 43rd in physician residents per capita, along with the states of North Dakota, Oklahoma and Mississippi; and WHEREAS, teaching residents, interns and fellows are very costly; and WHEREAS, while the federal government reimburses some portion of the cost associated with graduate medical education, it doesn't cover the entire cost and has capped reimbursement for Jackson at around 638 residents since the 1990s; and WHEREAS, the federal government does not fund the remaining 462 residents; and WHEREAS, Jackson receives some additional reimbursement from other hospitals, such as the Miami Veteran's Administration Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center, for approximately 200 residents who train in these facilities, but there is still a large number of residents that are completely unfunded and for which Jackson must absorb the cost; and WHEREAS, Jackson spends approximately $28 million a year on teaching residents, interns and fellows that goes unreimbursed; and WHEREAS, we must not only increase the number of residency slots in Florida, but also adequately reimburse existing residency programs such as Jackson�s; and WHEREAS, given the financial challenges that Jackson currently faces, it is critically important that federal funding for Jackson residents be increased, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges Congress to increase reimbursements to Jackson Health System for its existing residency program. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the members of the Miami-Dade Congressional Delegation. Section 3. Directs the County's federal lobbyists to advocate for the legislation set forth in Section 1 above, and authorizes and directs that the 2009 and 2010 Federal Legislative Packages be amended to include this item. |
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